Brazil’s economic boom drawing immigrant workers home

But
he didn’t return because he had realized the dream of many immigrants:
earning enough money in the United States to start a new life at home.
He gave up on California because he became convinced that booming Brazil
offered much more opportunity than the crisis-ridden U.S.

And, like many others who have increasingly made the return journey, he found that reality far exceeded his expectations.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-brazil-return-20110902,0,2800943.storyBy Vincent Bevins — Los Angeles Times